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8/22/2016 2:33AM

Rio 'Robbery' Scandal: Lochte Apologizes to Brazil

In televised interviews that aired Saturday, U.S. Olympian Ryan Lochte apologized for "over-exaggerating" the story of what he had called a robbery at gunpoint in Rio, but didn't admit to lying about the incident. Photo: Globo TV via Reuters

This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.

the case was the only one that a highly publicized yes ... I just want the people of Brazil to know how truly sorry I can't because ... its a aam and there's an embarrassed for myself or my family ... and for my country ... um ... you lose it ... I was highly intoxicated and who is ... high on him and ... I made a mistake I read the posts are off the wall ... in the gas station ... and income Reno ... the security guards ... on having gone ... we just step out of the taxi can ... um ... the guns were pointed at us ... and ... one of the guys is translated as there are some one came from the gas station to help out ... saying that you hafta pay money ... so we ... had a given the money so I'm gonna spoil us we headed you money so you can either Colorado robbery ... you can call that extortion or you can ... just say we had a ... pay the money for the damage of the posts ... um we I can say what it was ... of all I know is that we were frightened because of gun was involved ... and was pointed at us on but ... we are we to me after that was all said and done we went back to the village why on the next day when all she's the CIA was probably why didn't you decided to ... um I over exaggerated the story and you know that while I fall I don't know ... um I still ... I still wonder that mice lights myself everyday now ... since then like I did ... Brazil doesn't deserve that ...